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Creating a smart society

Colm O'Doherty 23/03/2010

Colm O'Doherty: The grade inflation in the formal education system controversy failed to get to grips with the critical issue around what constitutes …

Economically damaging and fiscally irrelevant

Michael Burke, Michael Taft 22/03/2010

Michael Burke & Michael Taft: It is often stated that to reduce the fiscal deficit we must cut public spending. There is an assumption, never …

Ireland still off course on deflationary path to nowhere

Slí Eile 18/03/2010

Slí Eile: The assessment by the European Commission makes for chilling reading. It states: … Despite five consolidation packages adopted since …

Really, McCoy?

Michael Burke 16/03/2010

Michael Burke: In yesterday's Irish Times, IBEC's General Director Danny McCoy said wages increased much more rapidly in Ireland than in other …

Slash and Burn

Paul Sweeney 13/03/2010

Paul Sweeney: Michael Burke is correct in saying that competitive devaluation does not work. It does not matter what so many economists think, or …

The fallacy of competitive deflation

Michael Burke 11/03/2010

Michael Burke: One of the key planks of government economic policy is the notion of 'competitive deflation'. It has another airing here, where it is …

The debate begins

Michael Burke 09/03/2010

Michael Burke: The Open Letter is being discussed over at Irish Economy. Two interesting counter-thrusts, which are not entirely new. One is that the …

All the wrong options have been pursed: open letter in today's Irish Times

08/03/2010

28 economists, social scientists and economic analysts (many of them familiar to PE readers) have written an open letter, published in today's Irish …

EU 2020 Strategy

Paul Sweeney 01/03/2010

Paul Sweeney: The European Commission’s Europe 2020 Strategy is an important long term plan. It replaces the Lisbon Agenda, another long term plan. …

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